RT education system to be financed for 30 billion RUR in 2009
12 January 2009, Monday
Rustam Minnikhanov announced at the meeting of RT Ministry of education and science that Tatarstan government traditionally supports all activities of the Ministry and will stimulate the development of education by finance resources.
According to RT Prime Minister the Republic considerably supports institutions of higher professional education. In 2008 Tatarstan institutions of higher education were financed for 82 million RUR.
Nail Valeev, RT Minister of education and science considers that economic expenditure is really important in the period of world finance crisis. Moreover, he offers to start the anti-crisis training for Directors on the basis of RT Education Development Institute attracting the best Russian and Federal specialists.
Rustam Minnikhanov recommended RT Minister of education and science to take part in federal programs more actively in order to support institutions of higher education. It’s also necessary to pay a special attention to creation of federal university on the basis of Kazan State University.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.